Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Research on Reloading 9mm
khawes:
I would be VERY interested in going in together on a BULK purchase. :)
KHawes
OnTheFly:
--- Quote from: khawes on June 01, 2012, 05:59:09 PM ---I would be VERY interested in going in together on a BULK purchase. :)
KHawes
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Keep an eye on the forum. I'm guessing someone will be putting together a group buy.
Fly
SemperFiGuy:
The Great Unanswered Question Here is........
When is Tom going to put that Old, Dilapidated, Beat-Up, Worn-Out, Obsolete Dillon 550 reloading press up for bidding here on the Forum???? [Since he now has the New, Bright, Shiny, Superfast Dillon 1100 and no longer needs the 550.]
Just Wondering.
sfg
bkoenig:
--- Quote from: khawes on June 01, 2012, 05:59:09 PM ---I would be VERY interested in going in together on a BULK purchase. :)
KHawes
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I'm planning to put in an order at Grafs.com in the next week or so. I'll start another thread so as not to clutter up this one.
OnTheFly:
Just an update for the benefit of anyone else wondering how much reloading will save them. I found a very useful spreadsheet to aid in the cost analysis. It can be downloaded here. The only thing that is not 100% accurate is the estimate of shipping costs.
Here is a screen shot of my calculations using the spreadsheet above for 9mm. I tinkered a bit with the spreadsheet so I could add notes about the vendor and product. I also changed the shipping cost structure so I could add shipping costs for each item if necessary.
So with everyone's help here, I found that I can save in the range of $8 to $15 per 100 rounds of 9mm when comparing it to commercial 124gr ammo. If I shoot only half as much as jhthapkido,s 18,000 rounds per year, reloading could save me $720-1,350. Another way to look at it is that the reloaded ammunition will be only 48-58% the cost of the factory ammunition.
One major error I was making in my calculations was that I misplaced a decimal on the grains required per load. Instead of "4.3", I had input "43" which erroneously increased the price per round. Of course buying in quantities as suggested also brought the price down. I am hoping that group buys (especially for powder and primer) will help bring it down even further.
Fly
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